1 The Ridgeway, Flitwick, Bedford, MK45 1DH

1 The Ridgeway is a one-bedroom mid-terrace house in Flitwick, Bedford, Bedford (MK45 1DH). It has a recorded floor area of 118 m² (around 1270 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band C. Tenure is freehold. The latest certificate (May 2018) shows an E (score 54), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. When first surveyed in July 2012 the rating was F, the property has climbed 1 band since. Between certificates, window efficiency went from Poor to Average, hot-water efficiency went from Average to Good and lighting went from Poor to Very Good; while roof efficiency dropped from Good to Very Poor. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 78), a 2-band jump. The property has solar panels on record, all of which lower running costs and tend to lift resale appeal.

At 118 m² the property is well over the postcode median (87 m² across 32 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. On energy efficiency it sits in the bottom 10% of properties in this postcode — significant headroom for improvement. 1 bedrooms is on the smaller side for this postcode, where 3 is the typical count. Across 1999–2013, sale prices on this property compounded at 7.4% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £447,000 sits 59.6% above the 2013 sale of £280,000. 2 planning records sit against the property, 2 approved, 0 refused. Past consents include an extension and a porch, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. 13 years since the last transfer (March 2013).